APPENDICES
APPENDIX 30
(Chapter 10: Education)
Number of Full-time Teachers by Type of Educational Institution
As of October
1995
Type
Kindergartens
(1)
Primary schools
(1)
1994
1996
8 307
8 438
8 647
19 493
19 710
20 038
Secondary schools (1)
Special schools (1)
22 257
22 777
23 077
1382
1 424
1 463
Technical Institutes
(2)
746
756
773
Technical Colleges
(2)
239
354
375
Approved post-secondary college
(1)
136
133
122
Hong Kong Institute of Education (2)(3)
435
406
UGC-funded institutions (4)
5 011
5 154
5 725
Total
58 006
59 152
60 220
Notes: (1) Figures refer to permanent teachers in day schools only.
(2) Figures refer to full-time staff only.
(3) The Hong Kong Institute of Education was included within the purview of the University Grants Committee in 1996. (4) Figures refer to full-time equivalent staff as of December.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)
APPENDIX 31
(Chapter 10: Education)
Pupil-teacher Ratios by Type of Educational Institution
As of October
Type
1994
1995
1996
Kindergartens (1) (2)
14.5
14.3
14.3
Primary schools (2)
24.8
24.1
23.7
Secondary schools (2)
20.9
20.5
20.5
UGC-funded institutions (3)
11.6
12.0
12.1
Notes: (1) Figures denote the ratios of half-day equivalent pupils to half-day equivalent teaching staff.
(2) Figures refer to day schools only, excluding schools operated under the English Schools Foundation and international schools. (3) Figures denote the ratios of full-time equivalent students to full-time equivalent teaching staff as of December.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)
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